[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of September 13, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,044,725 while over 75,874,065 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[New Zimbabwe] Small scale miners say they are aiming to contribute US$4 billion to the targeted goal of turning the mining sector into a US$12 billion economy.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The charge with murder and remand of MPs Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya, to Kitalya Prison (later switched to kigo) in connection with the killings in the Greater Masaka region has sparked criticis...

[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF has dismissed reports indicating it was working against Zambia's newly elected president, Hakainde Hichilema.

[New Times] There is need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to preserve gains made and strengthen the capacity of women to ensure they take a prominent and equal role in peacebuilding processes.

[Premium Times] A plan to plant six million trees in Oyo State has failed so far as a PREMIUM TIMES examination finds only a few hundreds of trees at the site.

[Daily Maverick] Arrests related to allegations of theft at football association are on the cards.

[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night announced that South Africa was moving to Adjusted Alert Level 2 of lockdown regulations, allowing for a number of restrictions on movement, gathering and alcohol sales to be lifted.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- President Samia Suluhu has on Sunday September 12, made a mini-cabinet reshuffle dropping three cabinet ministers and appointing a new Attorney General.

[RFI] South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court seeking to overturn the medical parole issued to former president Jacob Zuma, who is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court.

[Leadership] The Synagogue Church of All Nations, (SCOAN), has officially named the wife of its founder, late Prophet Temitope Balogun, Evelyn, as the new leader of the church.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES earlier predicted that both housemates who were nominated alongside Queen, Saga, Whitemoney and Liquorose would be evicted.

[Premium Times] The police did not disclose the identity of the trigger-happy officer.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's Justice Minister Ronald Lamola acted against the advice of his own top legal officials - which he himself seemed to endorse - when he decided last month to extradite former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang to M...

[Citizen] Kampala -- Uganda has invited Rwanda for an ad-hoc meeting to discuss and verify the implementation of an agreement that both countries signed in 2019 to put an end to their long standing bilateral tensions.

[The Conversation Africa] A recent report by the global advocacy organisation Amnesty International painted a dire picture of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia. Based on interviews with health workers, government officials, and finance a...

[The Conversation Africa] The breakup of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco in August is the product of a long history of tension. The two nations have never had long periods of friendship, notwithstanding the many factors that bring th...

[The Conversation Africa] Just over a decade ago in South Africa, a flurry of media reports surfaced about a customary practice known as ukuthwala. The reports described a rise in ukuthwala characterised by the kidnapping, assault and rape of young g...

[New Zimbabwe] THE MDC Alliance has expelled 11 Gweru Urban and four councillors from Vungu Rural District Council for defecting to Douglas Mwonzora's MDC-T.

[New Zimbabwe] Youth organisations have petitioned parliament over cabinet's decision to resume the National Youth Service training (NYS) at Border Gezi Training Camp in Mt Darwin.

[New Zimbabwe] TWO journalists were Saturday detained by the military and police during the MDC-Alliance's 22nd anniversary commemorations held in Bulawayo.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Navy weekend explained why newly established naval bases were relocated.

[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has admitted the hunger situation the eastern region is facing and has assured people in the region that his government will not relent in assisting all hunger-stricken households in the region and Malawi at l...

[The Herald] HARARE City Council's projects superintendent, Asiyo Mkombeze, who was responsible for monitoring the roads rehabilitation programme is today expected to appear in court on allegations of lying to the local authority that Kelvin South Ro...

[The Herald] Zimbabwe and Rwanda have partnered in capacity building initiatives and technical exchange programmes in transport infrastructure development.

[The Herald] While the third wave of Covid-19 infection continues to trickle down to just 4,8 percent of its mid-July peak, the vaccination rate is also continuing to slow with 286 134 jabs given last week between Sunday and Saturday, down for the th...

[Nation] On the evening of August 18, seven armed men accosted Mombasa businessman Abdulhakim Salim Sagar and bundled him into a waiting Toyota Hilux double-cabin pickup car before speeding off.

[Nation] Suspected bandits were yesterday roaming freely in several villages in the troubled Ol Moran region of Laikipia even as the government prepares to re-open schools today.

[Seychelles News Agency] A ban on the importation and use of balloons in Seychelles came into force on September 1, although shop owners still have the item in stock due to lack of sales over the last year caused by restrictions on public gatherings.

[The Herald] University of Zimbabwe student and model Nicole Tsitsi Madimutsa (21) has won the Miss Eloquent Africa pageant held over the weekend in Lagos, Nigeria, beating 24 contestants from other African countries.